Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency payments initiative could be subject to the “highest standards” in global regulation, said Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England. According to a Financial…
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Jack Dorsey Hints at How Square Crypto May Support Bitcoin’s Code – CoinDesk
After revealing that his payments firm Square is building a small team to help with bitcoin and cryptocurrency development back in March, CEO Jack Dorsey has revealed more details…
Visa Goes Live With Blockchain-Powered Business Payments Service – CoinDesk
Visa’s blockchain-powered business-to-business payments service, first made public in October 2016, has officially gone live. As reported by Reuters on Tuesday, the payments giant has launched its Visa B2B Connect network…
Ripple Kicks Off South America Expansion With Brazil Launch – CoinDesk
Blockchain payments company Ripple has launched in Brazil as the first stage of its planned expansion across South America. For the effort, Ripple has hired veteran fintech entrepreneur and…
S.L. Benfica Is The First Major European Football Club To Accept Cryptocurrency – CoinDesk
S.L. Benfica has become the first major European soccer team to accept cryptocurrency payments, after announcing a partnership with the UTRUST payment platform. The club, the most popular in…
Lightning Co-Creator Releases Code for Bitcoin Scaling Concept – CoinDesk
Tadge Dryja, who co-authored the original paper underpinning bitcoin’s experimental lightning payments network, has released a new research paper outlining a proposed scaling solution that he’s been working on…
Barclays Leads $5.5 Million Round for Blockchain Business Payments Startup – CoinDesk
Barclays Bank has backed a $5.5 million Series A funding round for blockchain-based B2B payments startup Crowdz. The round was jointly led by Barclays and investment firm Bold Capital…
Uphold Integrates Ledger Tools to Boost Crypto Storage Solution – CoinDesk
Payments startup Uphold is partnering with hardware provider Ledger to beef up its security processes when storing different cryptocurrencies. Through its Ledger Vault wing, Ledger will provide new tools…
Bitcoin’s Lightning Comes to Apple Smartwatches With New App – CoinDesk
You can now receive bitcoin’s experimental lightning payments with a few taps of an Apple smartwatch. Launched Sunday by Bluewallet, one of the more popular lightning network wallets, their…
Ripple Adds SBI President To Its Board of Directors – CoinDesk
Blockchain payments startup Ripple has added new director to its board, Yoshitaka Kitao, who is currently president, representative director and CEO of Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings. Ripple announced the…